The Goodbye Bride (37 page)
“Are you sleeping okay, honey? You look tired lately.”
“I'm fine.” Madison had never told Mom about the nightmares, and she wasn't about to worry her with them now.
Her mom gave her a long, knowing look. The kind that made Madison realize that she could shutter off her heart to the outside world, but Mom would still see right through.
“You know, Madison . . . if it's peace you're looking for, you won't find it on the regatta course.”
Madison put the platter away, the old cupboard giving a familiar creak. Was that what she was after? Peace? Did a person ever find such a thing after losing someone they loved so much? Someone so innocent and undeserving of death?
The story continues in
Barefoot Summer
by Denise Hunter!
D
enise Hunter is the internationally published bestselling author of more than twenty books, including
Dancing with Fireflies
and
The Convenient Groom
. She has won the Holt Medallion Award, the Reader's Choice Award, and the Foreword Book of the Year Award and is a RITA finalist. When Denise isn't orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking green tea, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana where she and her husband are raising three boys.
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